Posted 21 hours ago
IronLace
(1031 items)
I got this at the bi monthly antiques fair yesterday, a very interesting & unusual vase which I have some thoughts about!
To begin however, I will say that the fair has long been a favourite event of mine, having made so many amazing finds there over many years. Have also made some friends through it, too. Sad to say that the venue is going to be redeveloped & the market will be going to a new home, not quite so convenient for me to get to, but I will get there anyhow. There will be two final markets to see out this year, which I will visit with much enthusiasm & a heavy heart too, even though it’s not the end.
Anyway, back to this vase. It grabbed my attention despite there being many other potential items of interest to me on offer. In the end I came back to it & made it mine.
It was that distinctive brick red colour which really intrigued me. Look closely & you will see a subtle marbling. It is one of the imitation stone glasses so fashionable in the late 19th - early 20th centuries. Could it be an example of Rindskopf Diluvium?
The vase measures around 18.5 cm tall inclusive of the metal holder, around 13 cm on its own.
Then there is the quirky metal holder. It has a marking underneath which reads GES GESCHUTZT 2172.
I knew that this has a similar meaning to the Patented marks seen on English made items.
Anyone recognise the marking?
Most likely Bohemian origin, circa 1900.
I also would assign this vase to be of Bohemian/Silesian in origin, but it s not Rindskopf 'Diluvium' which is actually a red/green marbled glass. In German language this type of opake copper red glass is called 'Rotwelsch' and you may read more about it in my CW post stories/322003 (2024). This glass was produced by Egermann, Harrach, Loetz, Rindskopf, and in Silesia by Schaffgotsch'sche Josephinenhuette in Schreiberhau and others.
Thank you so much, kairomalte, for this very interesting information!